Our colleagues from the library have alerted us to their colloquium, which is this year about the participation of knowledge-holders in the sharing and archiving practices that have transformed the role of libraries. Please see this announcement. The meeting is from 7-13 June 2020 in Quebec city. https://www.fourwav.es/view/1500/info/

All information professionals are invited to the Colloquy. Proposals on other subjects related to northern or polar information will also be considered.

Abstract:

Do librarians and archivists have a significant role in sharing Indigenous and non-Indigenous northern cultures? Do they still have a real impact in 2019 on the transmission of knowledge related to the polar world? How can the physical and virtual spaces of libraries and archive centres remain, in the era of information and communication technologies, essential places for sharing cultures and knowledge about the North and the Poles? The organizers invite you to submit papers on projects, services or thoughts related to these issues. Within the context of libraries and archives, the following sub-themes could be addressed:

• Cultural exchanges and connections between Indigenous and non-Indigenous northern communities.
• Transmission of Indigenous and non-Indigenous northern traditional knowledge and practices.
• First Nations involvement in information management, preservation or dissemination.
• Reconciliation and decolonization of libraries and archives.
• Enhancement of heritage documents related to polar cultures and knowledge.
• Popularization of major social and environmental issues and democratization of scientific knowledge related to northern or polar territories.
• Establishing a culture of data preservation and sharing among northern or polar researchers.
• Interdisciplinary and intersectoral management of research data on northern or polar territories.
• Contributions from libraries or archive centres to foster the practice of interdisciplinarity in research on northern and polar territories.